Rootabaga Stories: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Rootabaga Stories is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Sandburg, Carl (1878–1967).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Rootabaga Stories" by Carl Sandburg is a children's book published in 1922. Originally created for Sandburg's own daughters, these whimsical and sometimes melancholy tales reimagine fairy tales for American childhood. Set in the fictionalized "Rootabaga country" of the Midwest, the stories blend fantastical elements like corn fairies with everyday features of American life—farms, trains, sidewalks, and skyscrapers. Many tales are narrated by the Potato Face Blind Man, a mysterious storyteller whose impossible firsthand knowledge adds to the book's enchanting, dreamlike quality.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Rootabaga Stories
- Author credits: Sandburg, Carl (1878–1967)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Children's stories, American
- Fairy tales -- United States
- Fantasy literature
- Short stories
Gutenberg collections
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
- Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
- Category: Short Stories
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